A Good Gothic Story

You know, back in the days before I started working in publishing, you really couldn’t get me to shut up online; I blogged with such frequency it was ridiculous. Now that I have actual substantive things to say, I can’t corral my undergrad expository paper-writing tendencies enough to distill my thoughts into short, byte-sized informative [...]

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Masquerade Ball

Once more med school prom has come and gone I have the photographic evidence in my nail-polish stained fingers. There needs to be more (semi)formal events in my life so I can indulge my inner princess by wearing pretty, pretty dresses and makeup. My mother once accused me of living in a made-up world of [...]

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This Is Just To Say

New post at Running Roommates! Things I Learned This Past Weekend Running on ice works all the small muscle groups in your legs. Running on ice when you have one flat foot also causes blisters. You should always live with a tall roommate so she can do things like change your lightbulbs for you. I’ve [...]

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White-Harp Valentine

Because I am sappy and because I have the most adorable Teddy Bear in the world who needs to be told he’s loved with similar levels of cuteness. I love you, Teddy Bear.

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Sweet Valley Confidential

If you haven’t heard the news by now, Cap’n Sweet Valley has acquired his first book! Francine Pascal’s SWEET VALLEY CONFIDENTIAL, following her iconic identical blonde twins and full cast of characters into adulthood, now in their late twenties and early thirties, “where the real world intrudes,” to Dan Weiss at St. Martin’s (who created [...]

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HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

Um, can we just talk about this for a second? From the Scholastic Corporate Communications blog. Do you hear that? That’s JJ squeeing from her desk in the Flatiron Building.

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A Pesky Pixie Problem

In a completely unrelated note to what I’m about to discuss: Happy 25th birthday to my darling Teddy Bear! White-Harp wishes him a happy berfday too. *\(^.^)/* Lately I’ve come across something in all my work reading that has become common enough to warrant a blog post. Her name Quirky McSprite and she is a [...]

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The Hazards of Working in Publishing

I am dire need of a divan, a fainting couch, a sofa, a futon–anything. When I first signed on for this gig, I knew there would be a lot of reading involved, but I didn’t quite factor in the occupational hazards. The volume of reading I can deal with, but it’s how I read that’s [...]

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My Adorable Boss

You all want to see a video of Cap’n Sweet Valley, no? You know you all do. Because he’s really adorable. He plays “Stoneage Literary Agent”. He’s a show stealer, that one. You’ve all seen WeBook, of course. You haven’t? Then why are you waiting?

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A Hint of Things to Come

Remember this video White-Harp made for Maggie Stiefvater SHIVER?

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